safe/temp portable sat mount on roof ideas

Ground obstructions have little to do with satellite reception.

You need "line of site" to the bird and mounting height of your dish usually won't make that better.

Either you have a straight shot up through the trees at the right angle......or you don't.

If you have a roof mounted A/C, I've seen a few domes sitting on top of them with bungee cords holding them in place.

Setting it on a piece of ply wood is kind of a bad idea. Moisture trapped between the rubber and plywood could cause issues. Not to mention staining from the plywood. If anything get two pieces of 1 inch square plastic to put it on.

Yes, you'll want to strap it down. They're light and a strong wind may blow it over/off. I had my tailgater on the roof and desert wind blew it off. Luckily I had wrapped the coax around the roof ladder and it was dangling from that or it would have crashed to the ground and broke.

The Tailgater is more top heavy than yours though.

Lar's,

If the roof is rubber, I would put it antenna on a piece of outdoor plywood. (CDX - C side down) I would also get a set of hazard fright cargo straps and hook through the antenna base and tie it down to the trailers bottom edge. That way, the antenna can't go very far.

Matt

Just sitting it on the roof should hurt nothing. If the wind comes up and it slides around that a different story. They do make and sell ladder mounts for domes. Buy one and hope your ladder has a clear view.

Plywood first, dish second